The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-23

bcdCOn plikty anu ms WIG were return
ing from days shopping in Chicago
Just rs the cars were starting Mr.
Ames, another pillar in the church,
hurried in, and seeing Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilkey, dropped into the seat behind
them, the other half OF which was oc.
cupied by n strange gentleman in 8
fur trimmed overcoat and sealskin
cap.
"Getting chilly" remarked Mr.. Ames
to Mr.. Gilkey, as an Introduction to
conversation, meanwhile buttonne
up his overcoat. heremark recalled
the fact to Mr.. Gilkey, and he button.
ed up his coat and replied:
Eyes; looks little like storm"
Shouldn't WONDER" said Mr.. Ames.
They've had five inches OF snow W
north"
ais that so? They have pretty
tough winters up there" And Mr..
Gilkey gave his coat collar another
jerk.
Suppose you'll be out to church
morrow" said Mr.. Ames.
eyes / presume So" assented Mr..
Gilkey, and Mrs. Gilkey said, Eyes,
certainly" with glance at a band.
box at her feet, which suggested the
idea that Chicago milliner had made
assurance doubly sure" in her case.
But it, OF course, suggested no such
thought to Mr.. Ames, who observed;
81 guess people will turn out pretty
generally to hear our new man"
"They ought to-" said Mr. Gilkey,
"for he seems to be about our last
chance. and l say we'd better take
him il he suits in any kind OF way"
1--WE might as we'll shut up the church
ii we don't get some one before long"
said Mr.. Ames gloomily. "There wasn't
q bakers dozen out last Sunday, and
the Halls and McAllisters have given
up their pews. Hall says he won't pay
pew rent for the sort OF preaching
we've had lately"
ut needn't make any difference to
him what kind OF preaching we have
he's never there" remarked Mrs. Gil
key, severely.
"What does DR.. Williams have to say
about this Mr.. Grant that's going to
preach tomorrow" inquired Mr.
Gilkey.
"He won't take any stand at all, |"
said Mr.. Ames, "says it's none OF his
funeral who they get. He's put out
because they wouldn't call that Mr.
Otjin; but we never could have made
that thing work"
"He preached good sermons" said
Mr.. Gilkey, rehectively.
HE talked through his nose" said
Mrs. Gilkey, conclusiyely.
"Then the Whites" said Mr.. Ames.
"They want that Eastern man, with
lifelong hair. He's sort OF q cousin
to Whites wife. The West End are
all united on that man from Washing
ton. And DR.. Glover's got a man down
South that he's been trying to run
in this long time" Mr.. Ames paused
for breath, and Mrs. Gilkey took up
the burden OF his complaint.
EYES," she said, land the Georges
say they won't vote for anybody but
that Mr.. Paine, from Ohio. He stay.
ed with them while he was here, and
they say he is just as agreeable and
entertaining as can be. You'd never
suspect he was minister"
At this stage, Mr.. Ames, happening
to look up suddenly, surprised an
amused smile on the face OF the stran'
ger who shared his seat.
81 beg your pardon" said that gen.
tleman, in answer to Mr.. Ames' stare,
81 could not help overhearing your
conversation"
"No harm DONE" returned Mr..
Ames, affably. Were pretty much
interested in getting the right sort OF
man for our church. We know what
keeps the thing going, you see." He
ratified, significantly, some CONS in
his pocket, and the stranger intimat,
ed that he saw.
"Isn't it the general opinion that
we're paying too steep a price for our
preaching?" inquired Mr.. Gilkey.
Altogether" said Mr.. Ames, EN-.
phatically. "And l say we've just got
to drop off $500 on our next man.
Why, when i was a boy, n minister
didn't get over $500 or $500 a year,
and they managed to live on it some
how. They didn't throw their money
around on all sorts OF extravagances,
I'll be bound"
"People say we have these things
ourselves" began Mr.. Gilkey, mildly.
81 don't care il we dol" retorted
Mr.. Ames. II earn my money, and J
know where it comes from"
Mr.. Ames had, by this time, work.
ed himself into quite a vehe.
ment state OF mind. He
ostensibly addressed Mr.. Gil
key; but it is not strange that the
that the stranger wat
an interested listener caused him to
elaborate his argument with the dis